Gernny:
Exactly as long as the expiration date isn't over one can travel.

Anu24:
I feel to be on a safer side,is better the applicant should have enough funds in his acct also,this people can be very funny.you can't be very sure if they will accept insufficient funds in his personal acct despite submitting good statement o acct of his sponsor.

Jiol:
Please has anyone gotten their E visa today? My flight is on Saturday, I don't know if I should extend or wait? So confused. Please advise �

BiyiTudors:
I haven’t gotten mine as well. Applied since 21st of December.

drmorphine:
Businessday NG -
South Africa to offer Nigeria’s business leaders 10-year visas
South Africa to offer Nigeria’s business leaders 10-year visas
By Our Reporter on January 9, 2023

South Africa carried its “We are open for business” message to Lagos Monday, saying it worked on easing the misery of Nigerians applying for visas into the country and that it will now issue long term visas of up to ten years to proven Nigerian businessmen.

Bobby Moroe, the South African Consul General announced this Monday at a roundtable with the Lagos business community, which was also addressed by Ntakuseni Lambani, head of immigration at the Consulate in the commercial capital. He said the offer places South Africa ahead of all other countries in Africa.

South Africa is also offering Nigerians immigration under the country’s critical skill work visa and those who get it and work for up to five years in the country will be given the opportunity to get full residency status thereafter.

Moroe said his country was keen to promote investment into South Africa by Nigerians and that visa applications under the country’s investor immigration category will be treated expeditiously.

The Consulate receives about 120 visa applications in Lagos daily, but business leaders have long been complaining about the dehumanizing treatment they suffer while applying for South African visas and it is expected that the new offer will ease that pain.


Read also: Visa Free Countries for Nigerians

“I am happy to announce to you that the government of South Africa has been reviewing its visa processes and a lot of improvements are being recorded. Today we can say that henceforth, we will be able to issue 10-year multiple entry visas to the business community in Nigeria.’” Said Moroe.

The Consul General acknowledged that mistakes had been made in the past, but said, “we have been listening and this session with you is a continuation of that process.

He also insisted that with the commencement of the issuance of visas for as long as three years recently, the feedback has been good.

Monday’s dialogue was the first in the series which will also involve a dialogue with members of Nigeria’s academia.

It is expected that with the offer of long-term visas, the number of applications will drop, and this should in turn cut the turn-around time for visa application
https://businessday.ng/amp/business-economy/article/south-africa-to-offer-nigerias-business-leaders-10-year-visas/

Domo1000:
I applied February, I have not gotten any response yet...

I have frnds who are still awaiting response...

@Ruchardeleke, Is your study a sponsored one, because I think some guys in March got response last 2weeks (I am not sure if they are under scholarship), although a frnd of mine who is under scholarship and applied in March didn't get response...

The silence here with respect to this study visa issue is too much...

Myself and some of my colleagues that are under the same scholarship already started following up....

We sent someone to the high commission in Abuja to make some enquiry on our behalf, it was then we realized that they had some internal issues but according to them it has been resolved....

If we can come together especially those for study visa, we could make some of our request known...

Myst77:
Please - how long did it take for you to get an outcome?

Tryhard:
Also if you’re not the one sponsoring your visa, is there a need to still attach your bank statement with the sponsor even if there are no sufficient funds in your own personal account ?

Gernny:
U got mine exactly on the 10th day of the working days I applied 22nd december.just know after that 10 working days you get a response

Rachyekong:
Hi house, I actually applied for a year study Visa to carry out my doctoral research work and here is a delay, I can't just wrap my head over.

Seeing update of backlog in Pretoria, I am even more scared

Please, can I withdraw my application, and get all the documents again and file a fresh application which will be process here in Nigeria.

Rachyekong:
Hi house, I actually applied for a year study Visa to carry out my doctoral research work and here is a delay, I can't just wrap my head over.

Seeing update of backlog in Pretoria, I am even more scared

Please, can I withdraw my application, and get all the documents again and file a fresh application which will be process here in Nigeria.

BiyiTudors:
Really? What date was yours approved?

Gernny:
9th

BiyiTudors:
Interesting

They sent me this reply today.

Gernny:
9th

BiyiTudors:
Interesting

They sent me this reply today.

Jiol:

Oh nooo. Does this mean no hope anytime soon? Since 22nd!

H100:



Did you apply using VFS eVisa website? Or you applied directly using the DHA route. It’s scary saying they don’t have info on your application if you actually used their platform to apply.

Jiol:

Oh nooo. Does this mean no hope anytime soon? Since 22nd!

Rachyekong:
Hi house, I actually applied for a year study Visa to carry out my doctoral research work and here is a delay, I can't just wrap my head over.

Seeing update of backlog in Pretoria, I am even more scared

Please, can I withdraw my application, and get all the documents again and file a fresh application which will be process here in Nigeria.